Bongani Victor Nkosi

Address: V***, Yose Drive, P.O. Umlazi, 4031, Durban; Phone:+27-732****** / +27-739******;

Email / Skype Address: adyfup@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

I have 27 years of leadership, management, and engineering experience. An accomplished and technically sophisticated person with management experience background. I have run large maintenance operations teams and also managed CAPEX projects in Chemical industries. I also have experience in the oil, Gas and Petrochemical (Refinery) (20 Years),Automotive (3 Years), Chemical (5 Years) and Textile industries (1 Year).

HIGHLIGHT OF EXPERTISE

Value Stream Mapping, 5s and Lean System

Operations Strategy

Improve Maintenance Efficiencies

Maintenance Planning & Execution

Project Management & Strategic Management

Cost Control

Problem Solving

People and time Management

Disciplinary Handling

Refinery

Warehouse

Tank Farm

Terminals

Port Operations and Oil Movement

Operation and Production

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

1984-1986 Matriculated @ Kwa-Shaka High School

1994 National Diploma Industrial Engineering @ Port Elizabeth Technikon (One module outstanding)

1999 National Certificate Project Management @ Intec College

2009 National Diploma Production Management @ University of South Africa

2017 (B-Tech) Operations Management @ University of South Africa

COMPUTER LITERACY

MS OFFICE, SAP AND SCADA

PROJECTS

2019 Design reactor steam coils @ Northen Ocean Marine

2014 Re-design separator (oil & water) @ Sasol Natcos

2010 Re-design Lean layout system @ GUD Filters

WORK EXPERIENCE

Company: Northern Ocean Marine / Alternative Fuel (PTY) Ltd

Tyoe of company: Oil, Gas and Petrochemical (Refinery).

Location: Bayhead

Position: Operations Superintendent

Duration: 27/06/2016- Currently

Reason for Leaving; Retrenchment.

Main Job Purpose

To maintain and improve current operations systems ensuring maximum plant availability and effectiveness at the factory, in line with best practice and international standards.

Operations Superintendent Responsibilities

Manage up to 15 staff, 1 Supervisor,1 Team Leader,1 Senior Operator and 12 Operators.

Dipping tanks and sampling.

Training, coaching,multi-skilled and mentoring staff.

Attending morning management and staff meetings, daily reports, capture, allocate team members.

Communicate with all departments and report immediately any deviations .

Ensure priorities and daily target's are met.

Introduce, implement and modify standard operating procedures (SOP’s), key performance areas (KPI’s) and change management (MOC).

Plant inspection and continuous improvement projects.

Ensure active participation in BBS and PJO’s and toolbox talk.

Acting as Plant Manager.

Tank farm, processing, terminal, port operations and utilities (units)

Coaching and supervising to plant operators and contactors and support terminal operations.

Bulk and breakbulk operations.

Good receiving,stacking and dispatch.

Clients and customers, programme distribution, manage drivers, containers packing and unpacking.

Lead incident or loss investigations routine, maintenance, stock control, tank operations and quality control.

Scheduling and loading and off-loading of sludge crude oil (AF03) trucks.

Quality and compliance of sludge crude oil (MSDS)

Testing sludge crude oil samples to ensure that they meet specification requirements.

Testing viscosity, water content, and density and flashpoint instruments.

To start-up and operate burners, decanters, pumps, reactors, centrifuge, separators, cooling towers compressors, separators, filters, heat exchanger, coolers and scrubbers plant utilities

Filing log-sheets and updating sludge crude oil (AF03) quantity received and loading.

Off-loading sludge crude oil (AF03) from the tanker (shipping) and loading into the trucks.

Add additives slops (ULP and diesel), empilan, HFO into the processing tanks and monitor the temperatures.

Dismantling, clean and assembly the centrifuge to ensure that the product meet the specification and final product bitumen.

Comply with all SABS certifications ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001, housekeeping and comply with port regulations.

Company: Sasol Natcos (Natref and Total SA joint venture)

Type of company: Oil, Gas and Petrochemical

Location: Prospecton

Position: Process Controller

Duration: 09/2012- 03/2015

Reason for leaving: Contract Ended

Process Controller Responsibilities

To ensure active participation in BBS and PJO’s, and tool box talks.

Tank farm, processing, utilities, port operations and terminal (units)

To use SCADA to monitor, control and optimize plant parameters remotely to ensure safe, reliable and efficient plant operations.

Manage up to 4 staff.

Training, coaching and mentoring staff.

To regularly makes use of production operating and start-up manuals (POSM) for relevant systems reviews content, ensures accuracy, highlights, discrepancies and ensures Management of Change (MOC) and Potential deviation Analysis (PDA) procedures are followed where changes required.

To capture monthly stock dips daily report and outside log sheets.

Physical monitor production process and conduct visual inspections on the process and equipment (maintenance)

To monitor PH and conductivity in the utilities unit

Implement, introduce and modify key performance areas (KPI’s), standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and change management (MOC) process to optimize, load,controllng and understanding of plant sketches and engineering drawings.

To conduct basic risk assessments, hazard identification and work permit.

To maintain plant recovery (tank leaks and boreholes) and plant water treatment effluent and channel (booms and drizit) and de-watering.

To operate plant separator (oil and water).

Gauging tanks, taking samples, draining roof tanks and draining points, monitoring floating roofs and bund areas.

To start and stop crude, (ULP and diesel) white oils pumps, de-pressure rise and minor repairs.

To lubricate valves and minor repairs (pumps, compressors, filters and heat exchanger).

To record every two hours tank temperatures, mixers, and pumps readings.Participates in activity planning and execution of shutdown co-ordination and preparation.

Conduct safety management system inspection OHSAS18001, ISO14001 and ISO9001.

To connect marine arms and monitor tankers (shipping) discharging from the berth into the storage tanks. check fire pumps, fire hydrants, enraf, motorize valves (MV's) Mixers, pressure relief valves (PRV's) foam tanks, reservoirs, pontoons, vents, foam pourer (roof and bund), sprinklers and roof ladder, roof legs, displacer, fire alarm, cashment areas whether are still operating.

Commissioning transfer movements from Natcos to Natref, Island view storage, Total, Nmpp and DWP (Transnet).

Pressure testing product lines and storage tanks.

Changing products to start displacement (line clearance, slug and end of line) in the pipeline

Company: GUD Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Type of company: Automative

Location: Prospecton

Position: Product Development Technician

Duration: 09/2008- 06/2011

Reason for leaving: To study further and seeking a career development

Product Development Technician Responsibilities

Participation in cross functional teams to analyze requirements and scope of work involved in the introduction of new products and especially with other product development engineers/managers.

Co-ordinate the introduction of new projects with the use of advanced product quality planning (APQP) system whilst utilizing information and lateral input gleaned from cross functional meetings.

Provide continuous and timeous information on all items that could affect product design and engineering service.

Supervising team involve in a quality process of automotive components that meet stringent customer quality requirements IATF 16949

Recording and monitoring filter ovens temperatures, pressure and Amps, applying feasibility studies. To monitor burner and HFO tanks daily.

Implement, introduce and modify standard operating procedures (SOP's),key performance areas (KPI) and change management (MOC).

Responsible for managing the project processes and applying tools and techniques to carry out project activities.

Ensure packaging development is conducted and implemented in line with customer requirements. Approval of artwork and packaging drawings that they adhere to drawing standards and customer and marketing request.

Accurate BOM (bill of material) shown and ECR (engineering change request) control.

Communicate with drawing office and relevant departments to resolve ECR’s that are incorrect and lack sufficient information.

Assisting in establishing and maintaining product development and standard operating procedures (SOP).

Management of the production expenses budgets and to creatively seek cost efficient productive Products.

To ensure that PFMEA (parts failure mode effect and analysis), control plan, DS32, laboratory test report, feasibility study, PSW (parts supply warrant), ISIR (initial submission instruction report) documents have sufficient and correct information before the project sign off.

Implement and introduce management concept when doing prototype samples (PPAP) and pre- production trials 5s, lean six sigma, continuous improvement, quality circles, TQM (Total quality management ), JIT (just-in time), TPM (total prevention maintenance), and plan-do-study-act cycle.

Comply with all SABS certifications ISO9001, ISO14001, housekeeping and OHSAS18001.

Company: Lignotech S.A

Type of company: Chemical (Sappi Saiccor Joint Venture)

Location: Umkomaas

Position: Production/ Packing Line Specialist

Duration: 02/2003- 08/2008

Reason for leaving: Career advancement and development

Production/ Packing Line Specialist Responsibilities

Manage up to 6 staff..

To ensure the burner is lined up correctly from the IP and LP gases to the heat exchanger filters pumps and HFO tanks..

Assist in supervision during shutdown commissioning the plant loading and offloading road tankers using SCADA.

Introduce, implement and modify standard operating procedures (SOP’s), key performance areas (KPI’S) and change management (MOC).

Coaching, mentoring and training staff.

To ensure all the reactors (agitator, steam coils, mix batches and temperatures) are functioning correctly monitored by SCADA.

To use SCADA to monitor, control and optimize plant parameters remotely to ensure safe, reliable and efficient plant operations.

Implement and maintain continuous improvements projects (CIP) cost control and manage project budget, planning and scheduling, execution and termination.

Take responsibility for successfully managing projects from start of projects through to sign off.

To use SCADA to operate conversion and evaporator plant..

Decanters, pumps, centrifuge, reactors, blower, silo, cooling tower, effluent tank, air filters, packing line and warehouse.

Maintaining all SABS certifications ISO9001, ISO14001, housekeeping and OSHACT.

Company: Bidvest Tank Terminals

Type of company: Oil, Gas and Petrochemical (Refinery)

Location: Bluff

Position: Shift Supervisor

Duration: 03/1995- 01/2003

Reason for leaving: More lucrative offer was made by Lignotech SA

Shift Supervisor Responsibilities

Tank farm, lube oil, terminal, port operations, processing and utilities (units)

Manage up to 8 staff.

Training, coaching and mentoring staff.

Monitoring storage tanks, loading and offloading of road tankers, railcars, and shipping.

To manage the receipt storage, handling and distribution of bulk oils, fats, solvents and additives.

Filling drums, labeling, scanning the bar codes and stacking.

Blending units for lubricants specialty oils and additives, manufacturing of bitumen and greases.

Acting as Superintendent.

Implement, introduce and modify change of management (MOC), standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and key performance areas (KPI’S)

To ensure that phenol, acetic acid, butyl acetate, MEK, acetone, ethylene propylene meets the specifications (SPC) statistical process control.

To coordinating plant personnel in start-up and shutdown. Issuing work permit, understanding of plant sketches and engineering drawings..

Lube oil blending plant (LOBP) monitoring raw materials, bulk storage, filling and loading, batch and in- line are blending units..

To improve quality of lube distillates and DE asphalted oils.

To remove wax from lube distillates by chilling and filtration in a solution of solvent and anti-solvent Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK), Phenol and Acetone. Pigged lines for transfer flexibility..

Lube oil drum decanting unit, to ensure that dosing accuracy and reliability.

Acting as Superintendent.

Monitoring reactors mix batches, agitator, temperatures, steam coils and blending.

Dipping storage tanks and taking samples to the lab for analyses..

Accurate and speedy processing of documentation for decanting and loading compliance to HSSE procedures, MSDS and practices..

Capture customers, shipping, railcars, road tankers and storage tanks information in the system (AS 400) and monthly stock taking..

Communicate with shipping surveyors and officers, to ensure that quantity amount of the products are correct and sufficient..

Comply with national port rules and regulations..

Comply with quality and safety standards and housekeeping.

Company: Mentone Group (Pty) Ltd

Type of company: Textile

Location: Port Elizabeth

Position: Production Supervisor

Duration: 01/1994- 02/1995

Reason for leaving: Relocated back to Durban

Production Supervisor Responsibilities

Implement and maintain engineering work study project (time study, work measurement, method study, plant layout, material handling, and ergonomics and eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy and other resources)

Mentoring and coaching staff.

To capture monthly report and stock taking. Manage trim ordering..

Sign of all invoicing against order price.

Develop source and cost various new trim items for samples.

Manage pattern library.

Manage delivery performance by CMT.

Manage sample engineering taking into account cost and local production

Develop patterns with production, assistant marker makers and CMT in order to produce all development and fit samples.

Manage preplanning due to fabric availability and early production to cope with seasonal variances and demand fluctuation.

Manage up to 20 staff .

Comply with quality and safety standards and strong leadership and IR.

Company: Sasol (II)

Type of company: Oil, Gas and Petrochemical (Refinery).

Location: Secunda

Position: Trainee Mechanical Artisan Fitter

Duration: 07/1992- 11/1993

Reason for leaving: Contract Ended

Trainee Mechanical Artisan Fitter Responsibilities

Tank farm, material handling, synthol and gasification (units), and Processing.

Fault finding, repair maintenance and overhaul of pumps, valves, compressors, and roller and belt conveyors bearings, burners, filters and coolers.

Installation and removal of machinery to ensure availability and reliability in order to increase productivity.

Calibration of gauges and safety valves preparing of pressure vessels for testing to comply with legal requirements.

Mechanical overhauls, modifications, upgrade of machines and equipment and new machines installations.

Training of standards and specifications, filing, drilling, tapping, vernier caliper, micrometer, gauges, (training Centre).

Assist in supervision during operating plant start-up, shutdown and emergencies (lock keys, barred areas, work permit, safety, etc.).

Pressure testing and inspection tanks and pipelines.

Understanding and interpreting of engineering drawings.

Comply with quality, Safety and firefighting standards.

KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

People and time management skills.

Analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills

Conceptual and strong leadership skills

Technical and conflict skills

Change management

Dynamic and proactive

Teamwork, flexibility and integrity

Assertive and innovative abilities and sound judgment

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REFERENCES

Employer : Alternative Fuel (Pty) Ltd / Northern Ocean Marine (Pty) Ltd

Referee Name : Mr Velaphi Phoswa

Position : Plant Manager

Contact Details : +278******** / +276********

Email : adyfup@r.postjobfree.com

Employer : Sasol Natcos SA (Natref and Total SA joint venture

Referee Name : Mr Xolani Vatsha

Position : Oil Movement Controller

Contact Details : +273*-*******/+278********

Email : adyfup@r.postjobfree.com

Employer : GUD Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Referee Name : Mr Mannie Odayan

Position : Project Engineer

Contact Details : +273*-*******

Email : adyfup@r.postjobfree.com

Employer : Lignotech S.A (Sappi Saiccor Joint Venture)

Referee Name : Mr Henry Reddy

Position : Production Manager

Contact Details : +273*-*******

Email : adyfup@r.postjobfree.com

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